City Of Des Moines WA Home Page

Des Moines offers an excellent blend of quality homes, natural beauty, and business opportunity - all within minutes of the Seattle and Tacoma metropolitan areas. Our six miles of shoreline include public beaches, natural areas, waterfront parks, a 900-slip marina, fine dining, and a popular boardwalk. Des Moines neighborhoods offer housing of every type and price range-from waterfront mansions to affordable apartments.

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Saltwater State Park has many attractions one of the most popular being the diving opportunities.  Get a detailed map and dive plan from this site, giving you the dish on the best places to visit.

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Highline Public Schools  in Des Moines WA

The mission of Highline Public Schools is educate every student and expect excellence. Everything we do is focused on the ultimate goal of seeing each and every student graduate ready for college, career, and citizenship.

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Mount Rainier Public Pool  located in Des Moines WA

Do you enjoy swimming, diving, or even exercising in water? Mt. Rainier Pool is the perfect local places to visit you have the opportunity of open pool, swimming lessons for all ages and the chance to work out with others. Visit this site for pool schedules and pricing.

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Des Moines WA Historical Society

The purposes of the Des Moines Historical Society include the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of knowledge about the history of the greater Des Moines area of Southern King County, State of Washington.

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Des Moines WA Farmers Market

Located in a beautiful setting with stunning views of Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains, the market serves as a community gathering place for people in the south Seattle area to meet up with their neighbors and interact with local family farmers.  The market will feature about thirty vendors with a bounty of farm fresh vegetables, fruits, and baked goods, as well as cut flowers and unique local crafts.

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Des Moines WA Transportation Solutions

Metro has several progressive, web-based tools that can put you in touch with the specific transit information you need, instantly. You can get personalized bus routes and times for any trip you'd like to take. Or, view an entire bus timetable for your favorite route. But there's more, too, including real-time information on bus arrivals, traffic and road conditions, and an easy online way to sign up for ridesharing.

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Local Hospitals around Des Moines WA

Visit this site for a list of all the hospitals and clinics in or around Des Moines.  Also see ratings of hospitals, links to each site and a map of the locations.

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Des Moines WA Marina

The City of Des Moines Marina is a full service marina on majestic Puget Sound. We offer superior customer service to one-time visitors and our long-term tenants. We have wet and dry moorage for 840 recreational vessels and a sling launch for trailer boaters. The Des Moines Marina is located on the east side of East Passage Puget Sound, directly across from Pt. Robinson on Maury Island. Coordinates for our water-side entrance are: LA 47 degrees 24.106 N, L 122 degrees 20.8 W. Des Moines also owns and operates the Redondo Boat Launch, a concrete ramp launch a few miles to the south.

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Des Moines WA Yacht Club

The Des Moines Yacht Club is located just south of the Des Moines Marina. Visit their website for event and membership information.

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Landmark on the Sound Masonic Retirement Center Des Moines WA

The Masonic Retirement Center of Washington (the MRC) is a continuing care retirement community. We have a beautiful community overlooking Puget Sound in Des Moines, Washington . We strive to maintain a facility that our residents are proud to call home. We hope that when you are visiting our area you will stop by for a personal tour.

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